Out of league, the Lake City football team is 0-6. In games that count the most, though, the Timberwolves are now 2-0. Lake City pulled off an upset Friday, knocking off fourth-ranked Coeur d’Alene 23-15 in a 5A Inland Empire League game on a rain-soaked…
So, is it too soon? When will you know it is ok? Will people, friends and family understand? Will they understand that you have been wound up in sickness and death, lost of love? Will they understand you are starting to feel free again. And…
"Last year Coors featured a camoflauge design on their canned beer and this year, just in time for hunting season, Miller and Busch weighed in with colorful camo cans. 'Tis the season in North Idaho, posts KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho.Question: What kind of beer do you…
We've had quite a day at HBO Central today, with stories about three different candidate debates. In this brave new WWWorld, everyone can be a reporter. As you see below, I covered the Demo Club candidates debate at noon today. But we also have reports…
Item: Mom admits 'balloon boy' hoax, according to court record/ReutersMore Info: The mother of a Colorado boy thought to be aboard a homemade helium balloon has admitted to investigators the whole thing was a hoax, according to a court document made public on Friday. The…
A former book keeper for a construction company, Helen Campilli, and her husband, a maintenance foreman, decided to open an antique and toy train store when they retired. For the past 15 years, the store, called C's Train & Antique Shop, has operated on Spirit…
Twin revolvers pierce the cheeks of a devotee of the Chinese Shrine Bang Neow as he walks in a street procession at the Vegetarian Festival Friday in Phuket, Thailand. The annual festival traces its origin back to the early 1800's when Chinese tin miners and…
5:59 p.m. CPD Blues are responding to a domestic fight in which a drunken father is holding gun on his son on Monet Drive/CdA. One person has suffered injury to his eye.5 p.m. Local doctor reports one of his patients may have been raped.4:38 p.m.…
"By the way, the crowd was evenly split between Democrats and Republicans though I was impressed by the Republican attendance. I had spent more than few hours this morning with rain coated excuses from some of our Democratic regulars, who enjoyed themselves a little too…
As moderator, I thought things went well, but perhaps too well. On the core substance, there seemed to be a lot of agreement among the candidates, and therefore maybe not enough distinction between candidates on this particular set of issues. I thought the incumbents tended…
Sometimes I feel like I have ridiculously high standards for my kids. Well, actually, I only feel that way after talking to other parents, where the popular sentiment seems to be a hands-off, que sera sera approach. And I can understand why they feel that…
"Big yellow busses head down Poleline Avenue in Post Falls at the end of the school day, dropping off their charges along the way. October 18-23 is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Week," posts KerriT/More Main Street. Show and tell/A Butterfly MomentHalloween as a liberal…
Truly: Diverting from the politics once again - is anyone else into the World Series of Baseball? Cute and true story - my hubby Boz and I have been betting on this gig for 27 years now. I digress but of course I have been…
At the candidates' forum, some noticed Councilman Mike Kennedy jawing with challenger Jim Brannon somewhat intensely (heatedly?). Seems Kennedy had gotten ahold of a flyer that was being circulated by supporters of "Jim Brannon for Coeur d'Alene City Council." Using bold face headlines and underlines,…
Here's my disappointment, all of the challengers write on their websites and elsewhere a number of allegations etc., about malfeasence at city hall, but when seated next to the person they accuse, they were silent or, often, agreed with the position of the incumbent. It…
Candidates overall -- No MIAs.Dan Gookin: Solid. But urban renewal still yucky.Deanna Goodlander: Great institutional knowledge. Windy.Mike Kennedy: Best street fighter.Jim Brannon: Loud. Ed corridor good. Urban renewal bad. Steve Adams: Too brief. Woody: Simply Woody.Question: How would you describe the candidates in three words…
Jason Christ smokes a bowl of marijuana in front of the civic center, around the corner from the police station, in downtown Great Falls, Mont., Friday. Christ holds clinics to help people get their state-issued medical marijuana cards in Montana. More than 250 registered for…
... before the candidates' forum began at the Demo Club luncheon, Councilman Mike Kennedy, a well-known Democrat, admitting to Kootenai County GOP Vice Chairman Duane Rasmussen that he voted for George H. W. Bush (not George W. Bush, as previously stated here) in his first…
In the closing moments of the Demo Club candidates' debate, Councilman Woody McEvers listened intently while Councilman Mike Kennedy and challenger Jim Brannon told listeners to go to their Web sites for more information. Challenger Dan Gookin would do the same. When Woody's turn game,…
At the candidates' forum for the Demo Club luncheon this afternoon, challenger Dan Gookin said that calling a female police office "a snake" wasn't acceptable and that he had apologized to Sgt. Christie Wood for doing so. Also, he said that the statement occurred 2…
Spokane police officers investigate the scene of a double fatal traffic accident at Assembly and Northwest Blvd. Chunks of concrete in foreground are from where a car jumped the curb and destroyed a street sign, hit a pedestrian and then crashed into a yard in…
Bill Hall, syndicated humor columnist and editorial page editor emeritus for the Lewiston Tribune, has a new job title and a new book to go along with it: "Cat Butler," BookSurge, 2009. In his newly-released, self-published anthology, Hall chronicles his life with cats. He bravely…
U.S. pork producers picked up an important ally this week in their effort to properly name the H1N1 flu virus when the president of the National Newspaper Association urged community newspaper publishers and editors to use precise language in coverage of the flu pandemic. Cheryl…
Is there ever a time to witness and glory in the death of another person... a murderer or otherwise? An Idaho man seems to think so. He will be able to witness the death of his daughter's murderer in a few weeks. She was a…
Pamela Anderson poses with a seal mascot as she launches PETA's new anti-sealing campaign in Toronto on Friday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)Question: Are you persuaded to pay attention to PETA's often loopy messages when popular stars join its cause?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
